The three combined to rush for 478 yards in the state championship game, each going for more than 150 yards, as the Tigers beat Pond Creek-Hunter 50-19.

Laverne coach Tim Allen insists the formula for winning won't change.

“We'll just take it one game at a time,” said Allen. “The goal as a team is to win that first one and get better each week. That's how we've always done it. We respect everyone we play and prepare for them.”

For Tipton, senior linemen Josh Danna and Junior Guerrero are back to lead the way for a defense that surrendered less than three points per game — with 11 shutouts — last season. Junior quarterback Gerald White, who threw for 1,216 yards last season, heads the offense.

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Trent Shadid is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. He was born and raised in Weatherford, Okla., and attended Weatherford High School. Before joining The Oklahoman, he spent two seasons as an assistant wrestling coach at Weatherford High...